Evaluating test strategies for colorectal cancer screening - age to begin, age to stop, and timing of screening intervals: a decision analysis of colorectal cancer screening for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force from the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET).
Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Knudsen AB, Wilschut J, van Ballegooijen M, Kuntz KM
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Citation
Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Knudsen AB, Wilschut J, van Ballegooijen M, Kuntz KM. Evaluating test strategies for colorectal cancer screening - age to begin, age to stop, and timing of screening intervals: a decision analysis of colorectal cancer screening for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force from the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET). . Rockville: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Evidence Synthesis No 65, Part 2. 2009
Authors' objectives
To assess life-years gained and colonoscopy requirements for CRC screening strategies and identify a set of recommendable screening strategies.
Authors' conclusions
Our findings support CRC screening from ages 50 to 75 with annual screening with a high sensitivity FOBT, 10-yearly colonoscopy, or high sensitivity FOBT every 2 to 3 years with a 5-yearly flexible sigmoidoscopy.